Sunday, November 8, 2015

Cell-based screening gaining prominence in flow cytometry market

Flow cytometry is an automated analytical technology used to
analyze the physical and chemical characteristics of particles usually cells in
a fluid when it is made to passed through at least one laser. Specialized
software is used to analyze the data gathered in order to discover cellular
properties such as size, phenotype and internal complexity. Flow cytometry
offer advantages over other traditional analytical methods such as ELISA which includes
its ability to deliver results with great precision and accuracy with less time
and at comparable cost. For instance, flow cytometry can give end-users the
figures of absolute percentages of what each marker or dye is reporting.

Some of the applications of flow cytometry are for
conducting academic and clinical research which includes apoptosis, sorting
& screening, transfection & cell viability, and cell cycle analysis.
Some of the prominent diagnostic applications are for organs transplantation,
to detect hematological malignancies, cancer & solid tumors and HIV
infection, among many others.

Based on technology, the world flow market is segmented into
bead based and cell based technologies, in which cell based flow cytometry
would generate the highest revenue generating through the forecast period. The
use of high-throughput flow cytometry for performing multiplexed cell-based screens
has gained prominence in the recent years owing to its ability to conduct
powerful data analysis. Various enhancements are extending
capabilities of cell-based screening technologies in flow cytometry such as the
recently launched product HyperCyt is a front-end attachment to an existing
flow cytometer. With this technology, we can process samples from
microplates using flow cytometers at rates of up to 40 wells per minute.

The market for flow cytometry has widespread application
among end users such as commercial organizations, medical schools, hospitals,
and clinical labs. There are many studies in the market which tracks the recent
market trends, changing competitive landscape in terms of technical innovations
along with future growth opportunities. Recently, Big Market Research has added
a report titled “World Flow
Cytometry Market Opportunities and Forecast, 2014 - 2022), according to
which the global flow cytometry market would reach $7.0 billion by 2022,
growing at 16.0% CAGR during 2015-2020.